My 1st Inspirational Genre Film
In this blog post I will be writing about a film I have watched in preparation of my production
The first film I watched was Romeo And Juliet (Baz Lahrmann, 1996) this film is an adaptation to Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” seen as the parent of the romance genre.
The basic premise of the play/film is about two rival family’s who get into constant fatal altercations, when one day two of the youngest members of each family fall in love, forbidden love. They have to fight for their love, loosing friends and family along the way, ultimately ending in heart break and death.
This film fits genre features of the romance genre, from forbidden love, to, obstacles in the relation ship, and heart break. All prominent in romance films and the genre as a whole.
I could use the sequence of Romeo and Juliets’s death as a reference point for my film, in Romeo and Juliet, once Juliet finds the body of Romeo she takes her ow life. I might use this to influence the ending of my film. Another sequence I could use to influence my film is how the two lovers meet, they met at a party and I would like to show that but with a college reunion in my film.
The obstacles in Romeo and Juliets love will heavily influence my film and how strong their bond was, I want to show how lovey dovey and connected my characters was through the set and props, such as photos of them together and gifts to each other scattered across the scene.